SDG&E rate hikes benefit local solar campaign

Solar psychic: U-T reporter Rob Krier gives Sullivan Solar Power the award for best-timed promotional email. As he was editing a business story about SDG&E raising its rates, he received its email stating: “You can still hedge yourself against rate hikes (by SDG&E and Southern California Edison) by calling us to design and install your own solar power system.”

Room with a view: When La Jolla interior designer Andrea May was notified that she was a “Best of Design” award winner for the magazine “Room Reveal,” she was thrilled. Then came the kicker: her room design on a bigger-than-life screen overlooking Times Square. “Can’t say I was expecting that,” said May. She’s also on a Room Reveal cover.